ZIP 18202 recorded 88 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,008 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Luzerne County, PA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,008 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 248 | |
| 2022 | 259 | |
| 2023 | 215 | |
| 2024 | 198 | |
| 2025 | 88 |
Dec peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 18202 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 286 | 28.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 109 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 77 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 75 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 64 | 6.3% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 18202 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 39 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 37 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 13 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 79 | 31.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 103 | 40.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 53 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 29 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 10.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 18202 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 500% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 18202.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Hazleton | 224 | |
| 2 | Hazleton | 19 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schuylkill County | PA | 1.00 | FIPS 42107 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 1,008 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.